Category: Composition

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We are so excited to announce that Ms. Aimee and her dear friend and former Yamaha student, Neala Sheehy, have written a choral piece, “Prayer of Goodnight”, that will be premiering in Austin on Saturday, September 21, at 7pm. The …

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Tonight, June 5th at 7pm, we celebrate the graduation of three seniors, all of whom began their musical studies at our school 12+ years ago.  They have come so far, we are super proud.  Their senior recital will be an …

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What is JOC, anyway?  There’s JMC, YMC, JAC, JXC, MAC…so many acronyms to keep track of in the Yamaha world.  The latter are all acronyms for music courses in the Yamaha Music Education System, but JOC is a unique and …

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